Squeak 17 #226 April 21, 2005 QuoteHi, You'd be O.K on one of these ... (I was... only 5'4") and a really sweet bike..... Handled like a dream & turns heads! YUMMY,Me likey LaverdasYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #227 April 21, 2005 Quotedoing 280k and having the guy pass you on one wheel, on a busy road. scary crap that. Try and find a bunch of videos put out by a crew from "Fastbike " magazine. It's a British mag and the guy there made a few videos about how they ride a few bike to their limits. AWESOME stuffYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #228 April 21, 2005 I don't want to read every page, so will someone please tell me how we know this is fake? I believe you, I just wanna know why - is it photoshop or a set up? you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #229 April 21, 2005 Hi, Yeah she was really sweet. I had her for a couple of years then traded in for an R6 (much more reliable - always got me to work unlike that Laverda – temperamental cow!). (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #230 April 21, 2005 i didn't look at the pics (no stomach for carnage, especially for entertainment), but it does seem funny that nobody knows the who or where or when, but they know it's 174 mph. not 173 or 175, but 174."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #231 April 21, 2005 looks like a set up. the debris field is not scattered enough. the person would have to had hit a tree or another obstacle to get dismembered like that. This looks more like the kind of dismemberments that happen in cars that go too fast and get cut in two by road side trees._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #232 April 21, 2005 So, is that really a torso with half a head? I don't care if it was a bike wreck, but if the body's real... you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #233 April 21, 2005 Quotelooks like a set up. the debris field is not scattered enough. the person would have to had hit a tree or another obstacle to get dismembered like that. This looks more like the kind of dismemberments that happen in cars that go too fast and get cut in two by road side trees. You notice the trail of blood in a straight line on the road leading to the remains? Obviously someone picked up or drug the pieces and moved them to the side of the road... It does seem more plausible that the rider wiped out and hit a tree, then possibly had body parts being deflected onto the road... Who knows... I wish I knew the real story behind these pictures."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #234 April 21, 2005 QuoteSo, is that really a torso with half a head? I don't care if it was a bike wreck, but if the body's real... If I had been there, I can guarantee that I would have purged my stomach of its contents... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #235 April 21, 2005 QuoteI don't want to read every page, so will someone please tell me how we know this is fake? I believe you, I just wanna know why - is it photoshop or a set up? We don't know. We're just very suspicious. Too many body parts - more likely to be one squished sack of potatoes than a ginsu job. Too few bike parts. Improbable moving of body parts for a photo op. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #236 April 21, 2005 QuoteObviously someone picked up or drug the pieces and moved them to the side of the road... Yeah, I was thinking of this too. But (I dont know ambulatory procedures work) I would assume they would take the body before piling it up or throwing debris on it. I don't see an ambulance though. you could very well be right. QuoteIt does seem more plausible that the rider wiped out and hit a tree, then possibly had body parts being deflected onto the road That's very plausable. The last motorcycle accident I had to check out(I was the Base section leader on duty) a young Master at Arms took his rice rocket too fast on a curve, lost it and hit the curb on the outside of the turn. Despite the turn of the road, he got deflected back into it. resulted in a fractured back. He's okay now, but he's in a lot of trouble. His bike's debris field was 100 feet long._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #237 April 21, 2005 Quote***The last motorcycle accident I had to check out(I was the Base section leader on duty) a young Master at Arms took his rice rocket too fast on a curve, lost it and hit the curb on the outside of the turn. Despite the turn of the road, he got deflected back into it. resulted in a fractured back. He's okay now, but he's in a lot of trouble. His bike's debris field was 100 feet long. I would have hated to see the bike on that accident then... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #238 April 21, 2005 It was pretty banged up. Totalled. It was one of those $15000 jobs. On a side note; with the rising gas prices, we spent most of the time playing rock-paper-scissors during the cleanup for the gas in the gas tank_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #239 April 22, 2005 Quote I wish I knew the real story behind these pictures. Tell you what, I'll post excerpts from my notes of the last coroners inquest in which I was instructed to act. It was only last week. Obviously I've blanked out anything that identifies anyone with the word "BLANK". Its obviously not the same but similar enough. This occured last year on a fairly narrow built up residential street in the UK with parked cars down one side and terraced housing facing directly onto the pavement. QuoteThe third party was speeding and lost control of their motorbike after attempting to avoid a child’s pedal cycle which had entered the road. The third party then struck your insured’s parked vehicle at a significant speed causing it to strike a further two cars. Third party died at the scene. >>snip<< Post mortem examination Conducted by Dr. BLANK. Noted extensive lacerations to the left side of face. Lacerations extended through to skull and were evident in brain matter. Some dispersal of brain matter. Extensive fracturing to skull. Fracture of the spinal column in cervical spine. Pericardial rupture but no associated damage to the heart itself. Cause of death: Head injuries Evidence of Mr. BLANK, eyewitness. At 4.45 was traveling down BLANK Road towards BLANK. Wife driving, he front passenger. He both driver and motorbike rider. Road clear of traffic, was light, road dry. Passed child on bike on footpath to RH side of road. Saw a motorbike doing a wheelie and accelerating towards them. Motorbike traveling in opposite direction, away from BLANK. Passed at estimated 80-90mph but now on both wheels. Had initially thought 100mph+. They were now +50yards from child. Turned to watch bike pass and saw child crossing road. Said to wife that motorbike would hit child. Was in process of saying that as motorbike struck child/bike. At point of impact child was just past the center line having crossed more than half the way across. Prior to impact the child stopped having perceived the motorbike’s approach. Motorbike appeared to attempt to take evasive action before striking child by swerving to the right. Motorbike struck the child’s bike and continued. The child was thrown into the air completing approximately two full cartwheels before landing on the ground. Motorbike continued up road and rider fell off. Struck car and flew into air. Struck post and house front. Called to wife to stop the car. Alighted and ran to child. Police arrived quickly. Did not go to motorcyclist. Noted that others were with motorcyclist. >>snip (other witness evidence)<< Evidence of PC BLANK Accident investigator, conducted accident investigation at scene. >>snip (details of scene and tests carried out)<< Concluded that Motorbike had struck pedal cycle and continued towards Mondeo before losing control and crashing into the front of Mondeo. Mondeo had been moved backwards by force of impact by 2.3m and struck Rover. Rover had moved backwards by 1.13m by force of impact and struck Escort. Escort had not moved. Rider had thrown motorbike to ground before impact as evidenced by gouge marks in road. This was done in attempt to distance himself from motorbike after losing control – standard practice in event of an unavoidable crash. On impact with the Mondeo, the rider flew from the bike, continuing across bonnet and striking a metal post before hitting the front of a house. Unable to determine speed of motorcycle prior to impact due to disparity in weight between motorcycle and Mondeo. Formulae require similar vehicle weights to be of any use. All able to say is that speed was “substantial” due to amount of movement in vehicles. Mondeo was auto and was in park, locking the front wheels. Parking break also engaged locking rear wheels. Force required to move Mondeo with all four wheels locked would be significant. Therefore speed must have also been significant, unable to be more precise however. Verdict Mr.BLANK was ridding his motorcycle along BLANK Road from BLANK towards BLANK. He was ridding at speed. As a result he was confronted by a child crossing the road from the right hand side. He took evasive action in an attempt to avoid hitting the child. He swerved right but was unable to avoid the child, who he struck. The motorcycle then continued with Mr. BLANK trying to regain control. Failing to do so, Mr. BLANK put the bike on its side before colliding with a parked car. He sustained severe head injuries on impact, to which he succumbed at the scene. I record a verdict of accidental death. Note that the child the motorcyclist struck was unharmed beyond some cuts and bruises. Deceased was riding a Honda VFR 800 motorcycle. The last one I could tell you about before that incident involved the motorcylist being liberated of his head after taking on a lorry. The female driver following the mortorcyclist was unable to avoid driving over his now detached head and suffered serious psychological injuries. Be careful out there folks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bouda 0 #240 April 22, 2005 ok if no one was there to see this for real i would have to say that there doesn't seem to be any loose blood or anything in a liquid state. I'm not a doctor or an EMT but i would think there would be a little more bloody mess. Look what i made at work today mom!! Put it on the fridge http://www.bouda.moonfruit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #241 April 22, 2005 Quoteok if no one was there to see this for real i would have to say that there doesn't seem to be any loose blood or anything in a liquid state. I'm not a doctor or an EMT but i would think there would be a little more bloody mess. I think it was Billvon who posted earlier saying that if a body is torn apart, and the heart stops immediately, the blood coagulates and not much is spilled. I could be wrong though..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #242 April 26, 2005 This picture has been posted before by me, in another thread months ago, but I thought it was relevant to motorcycle accidents. It IS an actual photo of a real person brought into the ER after wiping out on his motorcycle and getting impaled. He lived, and recovered. I don't know if he lost anything, like maybe his manhood or something. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #243 April 29, 2005 Well I totalled my bike up this morning going about 35/40mph because I hit a pot hole. So tell me BillyVance... did I have it coming too? Few scrapes a bruises nothign major... had a padded jacket and gloves on. http://www.trancestalgia.com/P1010037.JPG http://www.trancestalgia.com/P1010038.JPG http://www.trancestalgia.com/P1010039.JPG Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrissylicious 0 #244 April 29, 2005 Where in the hell did you get these??????"I will stick you with a rope"- ME Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #245 April 29, 2005 Are you ok? I'm sorry about your scoot man, hopefully you'll be able to get an even cooler bike when this is all said and done. A friend of mine totaled his VTX due to a pot hole as well, doing about the same speeds. Nevermind that he's a really good rider, he's actually a MSF instructor for basic and advanced.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #246 April 29, 2005 Damn...sounds like you had one hell of a tank-slapper, Amish. Sorry to hear that your bike is toast, but that's what insurance is for. Glad you're okay and that's what matters.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #247 April 29, 2005 dude that sucks, hope you get her back into shape soon... maybe I'll show ya to the clover leaf. seriously please take it easy, hope you are ok PS, there are no potholes on the clover leaf Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #248 April 29, 2005 That sucks you fu@ked up your bike. Any clue how much it's going to cost to repair? Just curious how that pothole reached out and grabbed you like that? Were you following another vehicle and just weren't able to react in time? Glad you are OK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #249 April 29, 2005 QuoteThat sucks you fu@ked up your bike. Any clue how much it's going to cost to repair? Just curious how that pothole reached out and grabbed you like that? Were you following another vehicle and just weren't able to react in time? Glad you are OK. Judging from the pics, his bike is definitely totalled as far as most insurance companies are concerned, especially with that much plastic gone. Yes, yes, I know...it's only plastic, but I've seen bikes totalled before for pure cosmetics like that. Amish, if there's no frame or other major damage, buy it back salvage, throw some racing plastics on it, and get the rest of the parts from salvage yards and eBay. You'll have a cheap, paid-off, and custom bike.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #250 April 29, 2005 I talk to my insurance company today to see what they say... but I hope they total it... it will probably never ride the same. If they total it I am thinking about trying to get it... would be a nice little project. I'm ok, but a little advice. Don't wear newman gloves! Mine exploded as soon as I hit the pavement! Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
